Possible stabbing attempt near Broadway construction site, Cambridge MA
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WeaponsAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible stabbing attempt near a construction site on Broadway in Cambridge. The reporting party said a male with a knife may have tried to stab them. The subject was described as wearing all black and carrying a gray backpack and may have been wearing a security uniform. Units tracked the possible suspect in the vicinity of Third Street and a stadium area.
Audio|Heard on: Middlesex MA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:27
Transcript:
00:00
They respond to the area near Broadway for a report of a person with a knife.
00:05
We're on the line getting further.
00:06
The reporting party is following, and we're trying to tell them to stop.
00:10
It doesn't say what they were saying. We'll get further information.
00:13
Okay.
00:15
One R.17 has it.
00:19
Do you have a description?
00:21
We're working on it now.
00:23
It should be in the area near Broadway at a construction site.
00:32
The subject is described as a male wearing all black, carrying a gray backpack.
00:39
One hour to control.
00:41
Answering one.
00:44
One in the area, sir.
00:45
I have an updated location.
00:48
All we have is in the area near Broadway.
00:52
Be advised, the reporting party stated that the other person tried to stab him and has a knife.
01:00
Be wearing a security uniform.
01:02
I'll try to get an exact location now for you.
01:04
Received. I'm by the construction site now, near a hotel by Ames, being flagged down.
01:12
Copy.
01:14
Controller said one of the reporting parties can't give an exact location but is pinging near Third Street.
01:21
Should be near Third Street and the stadium; they report the subject ran into the construction site.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142
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